A61B 2090/3979
Infrared
Official title: {infrared}
A61B2090/3979 (Infrared) appears on 238 US grants and 340 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 238
- Published applications
- 340
- Assignees
- 139
- Inventors
- 501
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 6 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7 | 10 |
| 2016 | 3 | 15 |
| 2017 | 6 | 30 |
| 2018 | 7 | 17 |
| 2019 | 10 | 17 |
| 2020 | 15 | 18 |
| 2021 | 18 | 30 |
| 2022 | 22 | 39 |
| 2023 | 21 | 41 |
| 2024 | 24 | 29 |
| 2025 | 45 | 34 |
| 2026 | 18 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Multi-stage dilator and cannula system and method25 Aug 2026US 12,714,514 B2Stryker Corporation
- System and methods for intraoperative guidance feedback25 Aug 2026US 12,714,515 B27D Surgical Ulc
- Screw tower and rod reduction tool11 Aug 2026US 12,702,455 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Tracker and related accessories for a surgical navigation system11 Aug 2026US 12,702,518 B2Stryker European Operations Limited
- Surgical devices and methods for bariatric and gastroesophageal surgery14 Jul 2026US 12,678,260 B2West Virginia University Board of Governors on behalf of West Virginia University
- Systems and methods for automatically changing an end-effector on a surgical robot1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294561 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Surgical robot platform20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240615 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Navigation system for oral and maxillofacial surgery9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191596 A1Korea University Research and Business Foundation
- Interlaminar lumbar interbody fusion implants, intradiscal implants, instruments, and methods2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183120 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
- Screw Tower and Rod Reduction Tool11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157776 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for determining the position and orientation of an invasive portion of a probe inside a three-dimensional body636US 5,622,170 AImage Guided Technologies, Inc. · 1997
- System for indicating the position of a surgical probe within a head on an image of the head586US 5,891,034 ASt. Louis University · 1999
- Instrumented and actuated guidance fixture for sterotactic surgery372US 6,529,765 B1Neutar, LLC · 2003
- System for locating relative positions of objects in three dimensional space362US 5,920,395 AImage Guided Technologies, Inc. · 1999
- System for indicating the position of a surgical probe within a head on an image of the head356US 5,871,445 ASt. Louis University · 1999